James Gunn tweets pic of All-Star Superman book

[Brian B]

DC Studios Co-chief James Gunn tweeted a photo yesterday, apparently of a book he was reading — All-Star Superman, by Morrison and Quietly!

I take this as a positive sign, if it’s serving as inspiration in any way for him writing a Superman treatment, and it has to be, right?



This link goes to Gunn’s tweet about this.

[80sbaby]

No. It's just a story he enjoys re-reading. Folks really need to stop trying to assume everything means something.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

I'm hoping he also draws from Action Comics and Superman and the Authority too.

[Brian B]

No. It's just a story he enjoys re-reading. Folks really need to stop trying to assume everything means something.

We know he’s writing a treatment for Superman. If he’s reading All-Star Supes, it has to at least inspire Gunn. That doesn’t mean it’s an adaptation — just some inspiration.

[80sbaby]

We know he’s writing a treatment for Superman. If he’s reading All-Star Supes, it has to at least inspire Gunn. That doesn’t mean it’s an adaptation — just some inspiration.

Yes and that's an assumption based 9
on a coincidence (it's not like this is his first time reading the story.) Just as people were jumping to conclusions about his Kingdom Come pic. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, is my point.

[WebLurker]

Are we going to do the Snyder thing, where everything he posts shows what he's going to do next?

[Brian B]

Yes and that's an assumption based 9
on a coincidence (it's not like this is his first time reading the story.) Just as people were jumping to conclusions about his Kingdom Come pic. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, is my point.

Coincidence? No, he’s reading All-Star Superman.

Writers and artists don’t turn off the influence and inspiration they get from reading or looking at things. A writer is not able to say, “I will not be inspired or influenced by this book I just read.” The human brain and reality don’t work like that.

If a writer or artist consciously decides not to be influenced or inspired by a prior work of art they read or looked at, then they are in fact being influenced and inspired by dint of deciding to go in a different direction.

If the writer or artist just reads it and later doesn’t even think about the previous art, they are still being influenced and inspired by that previous art subconsciously or unconsciously.

There’s no shutting off inspiration and influence in a creative. This goes for all creative work and fields, not just comic books or movies.

Like I said, I don’t think what Gunn does with Superman will be an adaptation of All-Star Superman, but it’s inspiration, clearly, whether you think it is or not.

The same goes for what Gunn had read in Kingdom Come, or any book he’s ever read.

Reading All-Star Superman during the same year his Superman treatment is due to the studio he will be running will no doubt inspire and influence James Gunn.

[Brian B]

No. It's just a story he enjoys re-reading. Folks really need to stop trying to assume everything means something.

James Gunn specifically Tweeted out yesterday that his Superman is being inspired by All-Star Superman.

The Tweet is here.

A “news” article about it is here.

I am a little concerned he’s taking inspiration from Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing, too. I have nothing against Moore’s Swamp Thing. It’s a classic. But Moore so far has never translated well to the big screen. His work is too based in the comics medium to escape it. Although, Gunn said he’s just being inspired. He’s not saying Swamp Thing or anything he’s working on is an adaptation.

He mentions being inspired by Morrison’s Batman run, too.

If I’m Morrison’s agent, I’m on the phone yesterday pitching scripts or writing help of any kind I could to Gunn and Safran, or anybody with some authority at DC Studios.

It’s interesting that Gunn is being inspired by Morrison so much.